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en-USCopyright 2015, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Wed, 06 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMTSun, 02 Aug 2015 19:21:31 GMTSupreme Court Stakeout: [Lee v. Weisman]Participants in the proceedings of the Supreme Court case Lee v. Weisman responded to reporters' questions outside the Supreme Court shortly after the court heard arguments on the case. The lawsuit involves a high-school student bringing action against her school corporation for having an explicitly religious and sectarian prayer during her graduation ceremony.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22609-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22609-1Wed, 06 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMTSchool Prayer: [Lee v. Weisman]Mr. Cooper, who is the counsel for plaintiff Robert Lee in the case Lee v. Weisman, explained the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment. He also talked about how he would prepare to present the case to the Supreme Court and the arguments he would make.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22704-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22704-1Wed, 06 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMTSchool Prayer: [Lee v. Weisman]Mr. Rotella explained how the case, Lee v. Weisman, came about. He discussed the reasons why the school board took the case to the Supreme Court. The school board is named as a co-plaintiff in the case.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22703-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22703-1Wed, 06 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMTSchool Prayer: [Lee v. Weisman]Ms. Blanding outlined the salient features of the case Lee v. Weisman. She discussed how the Supreme Court has ruled on school prayer issues previously.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22702-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22702-1Wed, 06 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMTSchool Prayer: [Lee v. Weisman]Mr. Lee explained the reasons why he appealed his case to the Supreme Court.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22701-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22701-1Wed, 06 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMTSchool Prayer: [Lee v. Weisman]In the case Lee v. Weisman, the defendant, Daniel Weisman, argued that the use of a religious benediction in the graduation ceremony of his daughter was a violation of the First Amendment, which prohibits the establishment of an official religion. A lower court ruled in favor of Mr. Weisman and Mr. Lee, who was the principal of the school where the ceremony took place, appealed it to the Supreme Court. Mr. Weisman and his daughter Deborah talk about the reasons why they filed the case. They also discussed how the case has affected their lives at home and in the community.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22507-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/22507-1Wed, 06 Nov 1991 00:00:00 GMT